BIRCH: System Administrator's View
- semi-automated installation and configuration
- Easy to add new programs, databases
- Local changes are not lost when BIRCH is updated
- Multiple computer architectures (eg. Sparc-Solaris, Linux-Intel) can be supported on a single system.
- System administrator never has to make changes to individual accounts
- No root privileges required
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